Producing fastener tape sections on strap ends



United States Patent [72] Inventors Richard J. Roseman,

72 Stafford Road, Colonia, NJ. 07067;

Morton A. Roseman, 20 Tower Drive,

Maplewood, NJ. 07040 [21] AppL No. 816,135

[22] Filed Jan. 14,1969 H g h Continuation-impart of Ser. No. 686,165,

Nov. 28, 1967, abandoned [45] Patented Sept 29 ,1970

[54] PRODUCING FASTENER TAPE SECTIONS ON STRAP ENDS 8 Claims, 15 DrawingFigs.

[52] US. Cl 112/407, 2/265, 24/203 [51] 1nt.Cl A41f1/00, A44b 13/00 [50]Field of Search 1 12/407,

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 7 2,746,412 5/ I 956 Roseman2/265X 2,802,215 8/1957 Alfandre 112/407 Primary Examiner-Alfred R.Guest Attorney-Harry B. Rook ABSTRACT: A fastener section with twoparallel bound edges has fastener elements on a fabric body strippartially overlaid by a cover strip and one or both of said strips isnotched at spaced points between said bound edges to provide a flapbetween which and the other strip one end of a strap is secured bystitches. In making one form of the section, the body and cover stripsare elongated, one strip has notches equidistantly spaced longitudinallythereof, formed either before or after the strips are secured together,and either spaced apart parallel lines of binding stitches are formed toextend through the notches and transversely of the strips after whichthe strips are severed between the lines of stitches, or the strips arefirst severed through the notches and the stitches are applied to thesevered edges of the strips, thereby to provide separate fastenersections each having a flap for attaching a strap or a garment edge tothe section.

Patented Sept. 29, 1970 3,530,813

INVENTORS. Richard J." Rosemazz Marion A. Rasemazz Patented Sept. 29,1970 3,530,813

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Ric/lard rlliasemazz BY Marzazz A Rasemcm Patented Sept. 29, 19703,530,813

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Rick and r1 Rosemazz Moz'zazz A.Ras'ema2z ATTaRirEy PRODUCING FASTENERTAPE SECTIONS N STRAP ENDS This application is a continuation-in-part ofour application filed November 28, I967, Ser. No. 686,165 now abandoned.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION l. Field of the Invention This inventionrelates in particular to the manufacture of parts of adjustablefasteners to be used, for example, in connecting the rear end portionsof brassieres or the like, each fastener part comprising a piece offabric tape having one or more fastener elements such as hooks or eyessecured thereon to one end or transverse edge of which is secured ashort e'lastic strap, and the side or longitudinal edges of the pieceare bound by lines of stitches.

2. Description of the Prior Art In the manufacture of such fastenersections heretofore, a long strip of fastener tape including the bodyand the cover strip has been made with elastic straps secured theretobetween the body and cover strip and projecting therefrom in closelyspaced relation longitudinally of the tape, and then the long tape hasbeen severed into separate sections between the elastic straps and thesevered edges of the sections are bound by zigzag stitches.

Also another form of fastener section includes a body having fastenerelements secured thereto and overlaid by cover strips and having thelongitudinal side edges of the section bound by folding and stitching ofthe edges of the body 'over the cover strip; and the end of the strap islaid over the cover strip and secured by stitches including zigzagbinding stitches over one end of the strap.

The first form of the fastener section is difficult and expensive toproduce and the strap is attached to the fastener section before thefastener section is separated from the long tape for use, for example inbrassieres.

In the second form of fastener section, the end portion of a strap isentirely exposed and the stitching and frequently frayed strap end areunsightly.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A primary object of the present invention is toprovide a separate and individual fastener section without the strap orgarment attached thereto but which has at least one of the strips formedto serve as a flap for attachment of a strap end or garment so as toeliminate the necessity for binding the edges of the section or the endof the strap after the fastener section has been secured on the strap orgarment end, thereby providing a relatively inexpensive combinationhaving a neat, attractive appearance.

It is another object of the invention to provide a novel and improvedfastener section and method of making it wherein an elongated fabricbody strip has the fastener elements secured thereto with engagingportions exposed to coact with the complemental fastener elements, andwith their base portions overlaid by elongated cover strips one of whichextends along one longitudinal edge of the body and said edge of one orboth of said strips has notches equidistantly spaced apartlongitudinally thereof, optionally, closely spaced parallel lines ofbinding stitches extend through said notches and transversely of thebody and cover strips and the body and cover strip are severcd betweensaid closely spaced lines of stitches, or the tape can be severedtransversely through said notches to provide in succession separatesections which are arranged in file formation and are zigzag stitchedwith lines of stitches extending continuously along the transversesevered edges of the sections and through said notches providing a chainof sections connected together by stitches extending from one section toanother. Thereby separate andindividual fastener sections are formedhaving longitudinal side edges 'bound by said stitches and having flapsbetween the notches to receive a strap end for the securementofthe'strap end between the body and the flap at one end or transverseedge of the section.

A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a fragmentary top planview of an elongated fastener tape and indicating the manner of severingthe tape into separate sections and forming binding stitches for bindingthe edges;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged composite perspective view of one of the fastenersections and a strap end in juxtaposed relation preliminary to insertionof the strap end between the flap and the body of the section;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the fastener section and the strap securedtogether;

FIG. 3A is a further enlarged fragmentary sectional view on the plane ofthe line 3A-3A of FIG. 3;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of another form of fastener section,

FIG. 4A is a view similar to FIG. 3A on the plane of the line 4A-4A ofFIG. 4;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view similar to FIG. 3 showing the fastener sectionof FIG. 4 secured to a strap;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged side elevation of the fastener section and strapend shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a view similar to FIG. 1 showing another form of the inventionand illustrating the cover strip side or top side of .the tape;

FIG. 8 is a similar view of the body strip side or bottom side of thetape;

FIG. 9 is a view similar to FIG. 2 of the form of the inventionillustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8:

FIG. 10 is a view similar to FIG. 9 showing a further modifcation of theinvention;

FIG. 11 is a view similar to FIG. 1 showing another manner of severingthe elongated fastener tape and stitching the severed edges of theseparate sections;

FIG. 12 is an enlarged perspective view of two of the sections in therelation shown in FIG. 11 and illustrating the manner of zigzagstitching the severed edges of the sections and connecting two adjacentsections with stitches; and

FIG. 13 is a composite perspective view of one of the fastener sectionsand a strap end preliminary to insertion of the strap end between theflap and the body of the section.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Specifically describing theembodiment of the invention shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 3A, the referencecharacter A designates an elongated fastener tape which comprises a bodystrip or base strip 1 of suitable fabric upon one side of which aresecured a plurality of fastener elements, in the present instance wireeyes C each of which includes an engaging portion 2 to coact with acomplemental hook fastener element, and loops 3 over which pass tyingstitches 4 which form parts of lines of stitches 5. The eyes are shownin the present instance arranged in three parallel rows, each rowincluding a plurality of eyes spaced apart longitudinally of the tape;and the eyes in each row are also arranged in pairs with the pairs ofeyes spaced from each other distances greater than the spacing betweenthe eyes of each pair so that the tape can be severed along the brokenlines 6 between the pairs of eyes to provide fastener sections each ofwhich includes three rows of eyes with each row including a pair ofeyes. Each line of stitches 5 runslongitudinally of a row of fastenerelements and serves to secure the eyes to the body strip and at the sametime to secure a fabric cover strip 7 over the loops 4 of the eyes andto the body strip.

One cover strip has a free longitudinal edge portion indicated at 70which is approximately coincident with and parallel to one longitudinaledge of the body strip and is formed with notches 7b spaced apartequidistantly longitudinally of the edge portion and approximatelyequidistantly from adjacent pairs of the eyes. A pair of closely spacedlines of binding stitches 8 for example, zigzag stitches or buttonholestitching, extend transversely of the body strip and cover strips fromone longitudinal edge to the other longitudinal edge of the body strip,and each pair of lines of stitches passes through one of said notches7b. To complete the fastener sections, the tape is severed along thelines 6 between the lines 8 of each pair of lines of stitches so that aplurality of the fastener sections A are provided each having thetransverse edges of the section bound by one line of stitches 8 as shownin FIG. 2. The fastener section also has a flap 9 each end of which isformed by one side ofa notch 7b and is free of the binding stitches 8,so that one end portion 10 of an elastic strip D may be secured to thefastener section between the flap and the body 1' by lines of stitches11 as best shown in FIGS. 3 and 3A.

Another form of fastener section B is shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 whereeach section includes a fabric body strip 12 having fastener elements,specifically wire eyes E, secured thereon and partially overlaid byfabric cover strips 13 which with the fastener elements are secured tothe body by lines of stitches 14. The transverse edges of the sectionare bound by the edge portions of the body strip being folded inwardlyover the cover strips as indicated at 15 and secured by stitches 16. Onecover strip has a free edge approximately coincident with onelongitudinal edge of the body, and said edge is notched in closelyspaced relation to the bound edges 15 as indicated at 17 so as to form aflap 18 between which and the body 12 the end portions ofa strip F maybe secured by a line of stitches 19 as best shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.

FIGS. 7, 8 and 9 illustrate a form of the tape in which the body stripis notched instead of the cover strip. The elongated fastener tape isdesignated F and comprises a body strip or base strip 21 of suitablefabric upon one side of which are secured a plurality of fastenerelements G each of which is shown as including an engaging portion 22 tocoact with a complemental hook fastener element, and loops 23 over whichpass tying stitches 24 which form parts of line stitches 25. In thepresent instance the eyes are shown in two parallel rows, each rowincluding a plurality of eyes spaced apart longitudinally of the tape,the eyes in each row being spaced from each other proper distances topermit the tape to be severed along the broken lines 26 between twoadjacent eyes to provide fastener sections F each of which includes tworows of fastener elements which are secured to the body strip by thelines of stitches 5 that also secure a fabric cover strip 27 over theloops 3 of the fastener elements and to the body strip.

One cover strip 27 has a free longitudinal edge portion indicated at 27awhich is approximately coincident with and parallel to one longitudinaledge 28 of the body strip. In this form of the invention, saidlongitudinal edge of the body strip is formed with notches 28b spacedapart equidistantly longitudinally of said edge portion. A pair ofclosely spaced lines of binding stitches 29, for example, zigzagstitches or buttonhole stitching extend transversely of the body stripand cover strips from one longitudinal edge to the other longitudinaledge of the body strip, and each pair of lines of stitches passesthrough one of the notches 28b. To complete the fastener sections, thetape is severed along the lines 26 between the lines 29 of each pair oflines of stitches so that a plurality of the fastener sections F areprovided each having the transverse edges of the section bound by one ofthe line of stitches 8 as shown in FIG. 9. The fastener section also hasa flap 30 each end of which is formed by one side of a notch 28b and isfree of the binding stitches, so that one end portion of an elasticstrap I may be secured to the fastener section between the flap 30 ofthe body strip and the juxtaposed cover strip 27 by lines of stitchesidentical with the lines of stitches 33 shown in FIG. 3.

In FIG. [0 is shown a fastener section in general similar to thatillustrated in FIG. 9, the main difference between the two sectionsbeing that the section K has both the body strip and the cover stripnotched. As shown, the cover strips 31 of the section K overlie theloops of the eyes L and one longitudinal edge portion of one cover stripis notched at 32 and the body strip 33 is notched as indicated at 34 inspaced relation to the lines of binding stitches 37 that correspond tothe stitches 29. Thus the cover strip is formed with a flap 35 and thebody strip is formed with a flap 36, and the strap M is secured betweenthe flaps 35 and 36.

Referring to FIGS. l1, l2 and 13, the elongated fastener tape isdesignated N and comprises a body strip or base strip 40 upon one sideof which are secured a plurality of fastener elements 0 each of which isshown as including an engaging portion 42 to coact with complementalhook fastener elements, and loops over which pass tieing stitches 43which form parts of lines of stitches 44. There are shown two parallelrows of eyes, each including a plurality of eyes spaced apartlongitudinally of the tape, the eyes in each row being spaced from eachother proper distances to permit the tape to be severed along the lines45 to provide fastener sections N each of which includes two rows offastener elements which are secured to the body strap by lines ofstitches 44 that also secure a fabric cover strip 46 over the loops ofthe fastener elements and to the body strip.

The cover strip 46 has a free longitudinal edge portion indicated at 46awhich is approximately coincident with and parallel to one longitudinaledge 47 of the body strip. One of these strips, in the present instancethe strip 46 is formed with notches 46b spaced apart equidistantlylongitudinally of said edge portion. To complete the fastener sectionsthe tape is severed along the lines 45 in succession to separate thesections in succession from the tape as shown in FIG. 11. Each separatedsection is disposed in file formation with the previously separatedsections preferably in edge-to-edge relation and the tile of sections ismoved longitudinally in the direction of the arrow of FIG. 11 beneaththe needle P of a zigzag sewing machine, the needles being spaced apartso as to form continuous lines of zigzag stitches Q along the transversesevered edges of the sections to serve as binding for said edges. Thecontinuous lines of stitches connect the several sections into a chainwherein each section is connected by the thread of a loose stitch to thenext adjacent section as shown in FIG. 12.

When it is desired to use the sections, they are separated from eachother by breaking the connected threads which are indicated at 49 inFIG. 13 whereupon the section may be secured to an elastic strap R byinserting the end of the strap between the body strip 40 and the flap 50of the cover strip in about the same manner in which the strap issecured to the fastener section shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.

It will thus be seen that the invention provides separate and individualfastener sections each having bound transverse edges and' having a flapon either or both the cover strip and body strip adjacent to and freefrom the transverse edges or ends of the body so that each flap mayreceive between itself and the other strip the end portion of a strapwhich may be secured to the strips by stitches.

With the invention, the end of the strap is covered by the flap and thenecessity for binding the edges of the fastener section or the end ofthe strap after the fastener section has been secured on the strap, iseliminated. The individual fastener sections can be conveniently handledand applied to the-straps when desired by a garment manufacturer, andthe fastener section applied to the strap provides a relativelyinexpensive combination having a neat, attractive appearance.

While the invention contemplates the securement of the fastener sectionsto either a strap or the end or edge of a garment, to avoidcircumlocution in the claims, the word strap is intended to include alsoa garment end or edge portion.

We claim:

I. A fastener section comprising a rectangular fabric body strip havinglongitudinal edges and end edges, fastener elements secured thereon anda rectangular cover strip secured to said body strip with onelongitudinal edge portion partially overlying said fastener elements andin right angular relation to said end edges of the body strip andparallel to one longitudinal edge of the body strip, said end edges ofthe body strip and the corresponding end edges of the cover strip beingbound and the other longitudinal edge portion of at least one of saidstrips being notched in closely spaced relation to said end edges of thebody strip providing a flap between the notches on at least said onestrip to receive between itself and the other strip the end of a strap.

2. A fastener section as defined in claim 1 wherein the iongitudinaledge portion of the body strip is notched in closely spaced relation tothe end edges of the body strip providing a flap in the body stripbetween said notches.

3. A fastener as defined in claim 1 wherein said other longitudinal edgeportion of the cover strip is notched in closely spaced relation to theend edges of the body strip providing a flap in the cover strip betweensaid notches.

4. A fastener section defined in claim 1 wherein said edges are bound bystitches that overlie said edges and extend transversely of the body andcover strip and through the corresponding notches.

5. A tape for the production of fastener sections, comprising anelongated rectangular fabric body strip having longitudinal edges andhaving fastener elements secured thereon in spaced apart relationlongitudinally of said body strip, and an elongated rectangular coverstrip secured to said body with one longitudinal edge portion partiallyoverlying said fastener elements, the other longitudinal edge portion ofsaid cover strip being parallel to one longitudinal edge of said bodystrip and the last-mentioned longitudinal edge of at least one of saidstrips being provided with notches equidistantly spaced longitudinallyof said edge providing flaps between said notches, each flap to receivea strap between itself and the other strip, and a plurality of pairs ofclosely spaced lines of binding stitches extending transversely of saidbody strip and said cover strip from one longitudinal edge to the otherthereof and each pair through one of said notches.

6. A fastener section comprising a sectionof tape defined in claim 5formed by severing said tape between the lines of stitches of twoadjacent pairs of lines and through one of said notches, the portion ofthe notched strip between said lines of stitches providing a flap toreceive a strap end between said flap and the other strip.

7. A tape for the production of fastener sections, comprising anelongated rectangular fabric body strip having longitudinal edges andhaving fastener elements secured thereon in spaced apart relationlongitudinally of said body strip, and an elongated rectangular coverstrip secured to said body with one longitudinal edge portion partiallyoverlying said fastener elements, the other longitudinal edge portion ofsaid cover strip being parallel to one longitudinal edge of said bodystrip and the last-mentioned longitudinal edge of at least one of saidstrips being provided with notches equidistantly spaced longitudinallyof said edge providing flaps between said notches, each flap to receivea strap between itself and the other strip, said tape providing forseverance thereof into fastener sections along transverse linesextending through said notches whereby one of said strips of eachsection has a flap between said notches.

8. The method of making fastener sections from an elongated rectangularfabric body strip having longitudinal edges and having fastener elementssecured thereon in spaced apart relation longitudinally of said bodystrip, and an elongated rectangular cover strip secured to said bodywith one longitudinal edge portion partially overlying said fastenerelements, the other longitudinal edge portion of said cover strip beingparallel to one longitudinal edge of said body strip said methodconsisting in providing notches equidistantly spaced in the longitudinalof at least one of said strips providing flaps between the notches,severing said tape transversely through said notches in succession toprovide separate fastener sections in succession, arranging each sectionin file formation with preceding sections, and zigzag stitching saidsections in succession in continuous lines of stitches extending alongthe transverse severed edge of the sections and through said notchesproviding a chain of sections linked together by stitches extending fromone section to another, each section having a flap in one of said stripsbetween said notches.

